Pasco County Public Transportation

Pasco County Public Transportation

GOPASCO bus #18 traveling down Grand Boulevard in Holiday, Florida.
Headquarters	8620 Galen Wilson Boulevard
Locale	Port Richey, Florida
Service area	Pasco County
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	12
Destinations	Port Richey, New Port Richey, Zephyrhills, Dade City, Land O' Lakes
Hubs	Port Richey, New Port Richey, Zephyrhills, Dade City
Fuel type	Diesel
Operator	Pasco County Board of County Commissioners
Website	GOPASCO

Pasco County Public Transportation (or GOPASCO) provides public transportation in Pasco County, Florida. The agency operates both fixed bus and paratransit services.

Routes

GOPASCO operates eleven fixed bus routes throughout Pasco County: three in East Pasco, six in West Pasco, and one weekday, cross-county service. [1]

Pasco County Transportation bus stop sign located on Florida State Road 54.

• West County Routes:
  • 14 Universal Plaza-Pasco–Hernando State College
  • 16 Moon Lake - Pasco-Hernando State College
  • 18 New Port Richey-Tarpon Springs
  • 19 Bayonet Point-Tarpon Springs
  • 20 Shady Hills
  • 21 Scheer Commerce Center-Gulf View Square
  • 23 Gulf View Sq. Mall-Universal Plaza
  • 25 Chelsea Place -Gulf View Sq. Mall
• East County Routes:
  • 30 Trilby-Zephyrhills
  • 31 Pasco–Hernando State College-Dade City-Clinton-Dade City
  • 54 Universal Plaza, Medical Center of Trinity, Tampa Premium Outlets, Shops at Wiregrass, -Pasco–Hernando State College, The Grove - Zephyrhills City Hall

Connections to Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority

Two GOPASCO bus routes, 18 and 19, provide connectivity with PSTA bus routes 19 and 66 respectively.

Connections to Hillsborough Area Regional Transit

GOPASCO bus route 54 connects with HART's commuter express line 275LX

GOPASCO bus route 41 connects with HART's 20X

Connections to Hernando County's TheBus

GOPASCO bus Route 20 connects with TheBus's Blue Route, providing an additional connection to Hernando County; GOPASCO bus route 21 connects with TheBus's (Hernando County, Florida) Purple Route Both Routes run on weekdays and Saturdays.

Fleet

• 25 foot Blue Bird (1997/1998/2002): 4/4/4
• 32 Foot Blue Bird (2002): 4
• 30 Foot Blue Bird (2003/7): 3/5
• 35 Foot Blue Bird (2006): 3

Expansion of Service

On March 5, 2012, a new weekday, cross-county route was added running along State Road 54. This service connects the east and west bus systems.[2]

On October 5, 2020, a new weekday and Saturday route was added serving the Shady Hills area. Known as Route 20 Shady Hills

References

1. "GOPASCO Bus Routes". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
2. Jones, Andy (7 March 2012). "Pasco gets first cross-county bus service". Tampa Tribune. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

External links

• Bus Routes
• GOPASCO